Bear mauls pet goat as owners watch in eastern Pa.

TANNERSVILLE (AP) — Police in northeastern Pennsylvania say a bear scaled a fence and fatally mauled a family’s pet goat as they watched and tried to stop it. A second goat wasn’t hurt as the family was able to shoo the bear away with an umbrella.

The Pocono Record reports (http://bit.ly/15oGj6b) it happened around 12:15 p.m. Wednesday in Pocono Township.

Police say the family called police, but that the bear had gone by the time officers arrived. A 60-pound female goat was killed, while a male goat wasn’t hurt.

Pennsylvania Game Commission spokesman Travis Lau says officials are investigating the goat attack. He says game officials will look for the bear and possibly try to remove it from the area if it’s deemed necessary.